Walter Huston

The Furies

Admin — Wed, 16 Aug 1950 00:00:00 +0000

A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over the man’s choice for a new bride. Things get worse when the elder man has his daughter’s lover hanged. With the help of an old flame, a gambler, the daughter puts into motion a plan to drive her father from his estate.

The Great Sinner

Admin — Wed, 29 Jun 1949 00:00:00 +0000

A young man succumbs to gambling fever.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Admin — Sat, 24 Jan 1948 00:00:00 +0000

Fred C. Dobbs and Bob Curtin, both down on their luck in Tampico, Mexico in 1925, meet up with a grizzled prospector named Howard and decide to join with him in search of gold in the wilds of central Mexico. Through enormous difficulties, they eventually succeed in finding gold, but bandits, the elements, and most especially greed threaten to turn their success into disaster.

Duel in the Sun

Admin — Tue, 31 Dec 1946 00:00:00 +0000

Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father’s first love and finds herself torn between her sons, one good and the other bad.

Let There Be Light

Admin — Mon, 16 Dec 1946 00:00:00 +0000

The final entry in a trilogy of films produced for the U.S. government by John Huston. Some returning combat veterans suffer scars that are more psychological than physical. This film follows patients and staff during their treatment. It deals with what would now be called PTSD, but at the time was categorised as psychoneurosis or shell-shock. Government officials deemed this 1946 film counterproductive to postwar efforts; it was not shown publicly until 1981.

Dragonwyck

Admin — Wed, 10 Apr 1946 00:00:00 +0000

For Miranda Wells, moving to New York to live in Dragonwyck Manor with her rich cousin, Nicholas, seems like a dream. However, the situation gradually becomes nightmarish. She observes Nicholas’ troubled relationship with his tenant farmers, as well as with his daughter, to whom Miranda serves as governess. Her relationship with Nicholas intensifies after his wife dies, but his mental imbalance threatens any hope of happiness.

And Then There Were None

Admin — Wed, 31 Oct 1945 00:00:00 +0000

ده نفر توسط فردی مرموز به یک جزیره دعوت می شوند. حین صرف شام نواری برای آنها پخش شده و همه آنها متهم به قتل می شوند و ناگهان یکی از آنها کشته می شود و…

Why We Fight: War Comes to America

Admin — Thu, 14 Jun 1945 00:00:00 +0000

Part VII of the “Why We Fight” series of wartime documentaries. This entry attempts to describe the factors leading up to America’s entry into the Second World War.

Dragon Seed

Admin — Thu, 20 Jul 1944 00:00:00 +0000

The lives of a small Chinese village are turned Upside down when the Japanese invade it. And heroic young Chinese woman leads her fellow villagers in an uprising against Japanese Invaders.

Why We Fight: The Battle of China

Admin — Sat, 01 Jan 1944 00:00:00 +0000

The sixth film illustrates Japan’s occupation of China, including Madame Chiang Kai-Shek’s stirring address before congress, the rape of Naking, the great 2,000 mile migration, and Claire Chennault’s Flying Tigers.